Week 13 - Feedback REDUX
Overview
This week's focus is on providing helpful feedback to peers to help them improve.
As I stated in week 8, peer review provides several benefits. It lets you
- TEST OUT your writing decisions with a practice audience
- see how OTHER STUDENTS APPROACH a similar writing task
- talk with peers about the CHOICES made and CHALLENGES faced when completing a similar writing task
- improve your own SELF-REFLECTION and REVISION skills.
As in week 8, the reviewing will take place using the Google Docs commenting feature, and we will use the ELI Review model, where you are asked to make three types of comments: DESCRIBE/ EVALUATE/ SUGGEST. The evaluative comments are done in light of the criteria for the assignment.
Reading
To prepare for the peer review:
1. Read and watch this tutorial from the ELI Review: Describe/Evaluate/Suggest
2. Read this explanation with an example of the Describe/Evaluate/Suggest model.
3. Review the assignment and the criteria for the assignment. Locate the criteria also in the assignment itself.
After the peer review:
4, Read and watch this tutorial from the ELI Review about revision: Rethinking and Revising
Activities
- Provide feedback to your group members by Wednesday, April 24, 11:59 p.m using Google Docs. Write comments that follow the DESCRIBE/ EVALUATE/ SUGGEST model. [Group assignments are in Blackboard.]
- Submit a revision of the in-process draft of the deliberative argument as a Google Doc to Dr. Matson by Thursday, April 25, 11:59 pm using Google Docs.
- The cover memo should (1) explain the full context of the argument, meaning the audience, purpose, genre, and medium; (2) explain the feedback you've received and the revision completed this far; and (3) explain what you'd like feedback on from me.
- After you receive feedback from me, you will submit the "Best for Now" draft (BFN) to Blackboard for grading by Monday, May 6, 11:59 p.m